could succeed in observing I’tikaf for the entire month of Ramadhan or last ten days of Ramadhan. If only we could collect a lot of Madani donations with good intentions.

 اٰمِيۡن   بِجَاهِ   النَّبِيِّ  الۡاَمِيۡن   صَلَّى  اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى  عَلَيۡهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم

صَـلُّوا عَلَى الْـحَـبِيْب                                                                 صَـلَّى الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَـالٰى عَـلٰى مُـحَـمَّد

Inscription on the door of Paradise

Sayyiduna Anas Bin Maalik رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ narrates that the Holy Rasoolصَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم stated: ‘The night I went on Mi’raaj, I saw the following inscription written on the door of Paradise: Reward of Sadaqah is 10 times and the reward of (giving) loan is 18 times. I inquired from Jibraeel عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم: ‘What is the reason that (giving) loan has exceeded Sadaqah?’ He replied: ‘The one asking for Sadaqah does have provisions [wealth] and still asks for Sadaqah, whereas, the one asking for loan does so only due to being needy.’

 (Ibn-e-Majah, Kitab-ud-Sadaqat, pp. 389, Hadees 2431) 

Persuasion of Madani donations

Dear Islamic brothers! From the aforementioned blessed Hadees, as we also come to know that we should earn abundant of rewards by giving a loan to a Muslim who needs it with other good intentions and for the pleasure of Allah Almighty as per our financial capability; at the same time, we also come to know that the one spending in the path of Allah Almighty also gains reward tenfold.   

In order to get the passion of spending in the path of Allah Almighty, let’s listen to eight blessed Ahadees on the virtues of giving Sadaqah.

1. He صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم stated: Sadaqah shuts seventy doors of evil/calamity.

 (Mu’jam-e-Kabeer, vol. 4, pp. 274, Hadees 4402) 

2. He صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم stated: Every person will be under the shade of his Sadaqah (on the Day of Judgement). To the extent that decision would be made among people. (Mu’jam-e-Kabeer, vol. 17, pp. 280, Hadees 771)